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'''Meir''' can refer to:
== Name ==
=== First ===
* [[Rabbi Meir]], the famous Jewish sage who lived in the time of the Talmud
* [[Meir Ariel]], an Israeli [[singer/songwriter]]
* [[Meir Bar-Ilan]] (1880—1949), a [[rabbi]] and [[Religious Zionism]] leader
* Meir Ben Baruch (1215—1293) aka [[Meir of Rothenburg]], a [[Germany|German]] rabbi, poet, and author
* [[Meir Dizengoff]] (1861—1936) , an [[Israeli]] politician
* [[Meir Har-Zion]], an Israeli [[commando]] fighter
* [[Meir Kahane]] (1932—1990), a rabbi and political activist
* [[Meir Lublin]] (1558—1616), a [[Poland|Polish]] rabbi, [[Talmud]]ist and [[Posek]]
* [[Meir Nitzan]], the mayor of [[Rishon-LeZion]], [[Israel]]
* [[Meir Shalev]], an Israeli [[writer]]
* [[Meir Shapiro]] (1887—1933), a [[Hasidic]] Rabbi and creator of the [[Daf Yomi]]
* [[Meir Simcha of Dvinsk]] (1843—1926), a rabbi and leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe
* [[Meir Zorea]] (1923—1995), a general in the [[Israel Defense Forces]] and Israeli politician
* [[Meir Sheetrit]], a current Israeli Knesset member for the [[Kadima]] party
=== Middle ===
* [[Yisrael Meir Kagan]] (1838—1933), a Polish [[rabbi]], [[Halakha|Halakhist]] and [[Ethics|ethicist]]
* [[Yisrael Meir Lau]], the [[Chief Rabbi]] of the city of [[Tel Aviv]], Israel
* [[Yitzchak Meir Alter]] (1798(?)—1866), a Polish rabbi and founder of the [[Ger (Hasidic dynasty)]] within [[Hasidic Judaism]]
=== Last ===
* [[Golda Meir]] (1898—1978), a founder of the modern [[State of Israel]] and one of the first [[Prime Ministers of Israel]]. She also served as Minister of Labor, 1949-1956; [[Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel]], 1956-1966, Leader of the Alignment, 1969–1974, and Minister of Justice.
== Places ==
* [[Meir (Antwerp)]], [[Belgium]], a main shopping street
* [[Meir, Egypt]] is a village and an important archeological site in [[Egypt]]
* [[Meir, Staffordshire]], England
* [[Meire Grove, Minnesota]], a city
* [[Shalom Meir tower]], a building in Tel Aviv, Israel
== See also ==
* [[Meyr]], [[Meier]], [[Meyer]], [[Maier]], [[Mayer]], [[Mair]], [[Mayr]], [[Mair]], [[Mier]], [[Myer (disambiguation)|Myer]], [[Von Meyer]],
* [[Myers]], [[Meyers]]
* [[Meyerson]], [[Myerson]]
* [[German family name etymology]]
* [[List of Jewish surnames]]
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